Paramongaia
| Giant Peruvian Daffodil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Paramongaia |
| Type species | |
| Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde | |
Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family, found only in Peru and Bolivia.[1] Common name is "Giant Peruvian Daffodil."[2]
There are two recognized species:[3][4][5]
- Paramongaia superba Ravenna - Bolivia (La Paz)
- Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde[1] - Peru (Ancash), Bolivia (La Paz)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
- ↑ Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
- ↑ The Plant List search for Paramongaia